FEDERALISE

federate, federalize, federalise

(verb) unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; “The country was federated after the civil war”

federate, federalize, federalise

(verb) enter into a league for a common purpose; “The republics federated to become the Soviet Union”

federalize, federalise

(verb) put under the control and authority of a federal government

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

federalise (third-person singular simple present federalises, present participle federalising, simple past and past participle federalised)

Alternative spelling of federalize

Source: Wiktionary



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